ROCHESTER — The Somersworth/Coe-Brown boys hockey team withstood Noble/Wells’ best shot and then delivered a knockout blow of its own.

The end result was a 4-3 win in the championship game of the Brian Doucette Memorial Tournament Saturday at the Rochester Ice Arena. It was the Bearcats’ third straight Doucette title.

Somersworth/Coe-Brown broke a 1-1 tie in the second period with three unanswered goals over a five and a half minute stretch to go up 4-1.

Timo Jurenka, who seemingly spent more time in the penalty box than on the ice with four penalties, put the Bearcats up for good, 2-1, when he converted off a Noble/Wells turnover in its own zone, breaking in from the left circle and beating Knights goalie Wyatt Ricker (26 saves).

Jake Tomblin followed with two scores at 8:34 and 11:59 to make it 4-1 with Austin Siering, Colby Siering and Evan Marquis picking up assists.

“The second we came out to score,” said tournament MVP Colby Siering, who scored the Bearcats’ first goal of the period to make it 1-0. “We needed more shots and we came out with that, and we just put shots on the net and that’s how we scored.”

Tomblin’s first goal came when Austin Siering got him the puck in front and with the right side of the net wide open, Tomblin quickly hit the puck in before Ricker could cover the corner.

Austin Siering, who did not play the first period, was moved from his normal spot on defense to forward and sparked the offense.

“After we got that first goal, things started clicking,” said Somersworth/Coe-Brown coach Ron Siering. “We had a lot of momentum in the second period. The third period was kind of flat.”

Tomblin’s second was a rush from the left and he put it in top shelf right for the three-goal cushion.

“We weren’t really expecting it, but it definitely meant a lot to us,” Tomblin said of the offensive surge. “We’ve been doing this for four years now, the seniors, so it meant a lot to us.”

A cushion the Bearcats needed every bit of as it turned out.

“That second period hurt us,” said Noble/Wells coach Keith St. Cyr. “We started standing still. They started getting the momentum. And it was too late once we started getting it back in the third period. It was too late to catch up at that point.”

Ryan Marsh, who scored the Knights first goal, made it 4-2 at 10:27 of the third from Mik Ricker and Ryer Smith. Smith closed the gap to one with 14 seconds to play from Connor Pease. Just a case of too little too late.

“We didn’t want to give up,” said Noble/Wells defenseman Chullainn Kelly. “We’re tired of losing to these guys in the final. Next year’s our year.”

Somersworth/Coe-Brown survived a first-period onslaught by the Knights that saw them enjoy a 14-6 shots on goal advantage, but had nothing to show for it during the scoreless frame. The Bearcats played without top defenseman Austin Siering, who was benched for the period for his poor behavior in Friday’s 5-3 win over Marshwood/Traip. He was ejected from that game in the third period.

“We couldn’t take advantage of the opportunities in the first period,” said St. Cyr, whose team scored 10 goals Friday night in beating Pembroke-Campbell. “I think that’s what killed us. Somersworth came out a little flat. We had some energy, but we just couldn’t capitalize on the chances that we had.”

Colby Siering scored the game’s first goal at 1:40 of the second period from Jurenka. Noble/Wells tied it up at 3:01 on the power play, Marsh from Nick Hudson and Kelly.

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Colby Siering was joined on the all-tournament team by teammate Peter Robertson (24 saves in goal), Noble/Wells’ Kelly and Ricker, Cam DuFault of Marshwood/Traip and Kyle Rainville of Pembroke-Campbell.

The Doucette family donated $500 of the tournament’s proceeds to Newtown, Conn., victims fund. The other $500 will go to the Doucette Scholarship.